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Oscars 2022: Watch Best Song Winner Billie Eilish, Beyonce & All The Musical Performances

March 28, 2022 12:35 pm

While ABC looks to cut live technical award speeches from the hard-working department heads, they don’t seem to be terribly concerned about the time spent on the multiple Best Song performances, which can be s...

‘Encanto’ Wins Best Animated Feature

Matthew Monagle

March 27, 2022 9:03 pm

Awards, News

To the surprise of absolutely no one, "Encanto" - the Disney musical from directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard - has taken home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The win comes in an otherwise-crowd...

Oscars Predictions 2022: ‘CODA,’ Jessica Chastain & Lots Of ‘Dune’

Gregory Ellwood

March 25, 2022 9:31 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

There is one thing we know for sure about the winners of the 94th Academy Awards. Many of them will have contributed to Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" (when do we start referring to it as "Dune: Part One"?). We're ...

Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Reba McEntire Confirmed For Oscars Telecast

Gregory Ellwood

March 23, 2022 9:14 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

When Oscar voting officially closed at 5 PM on March 22nd it meant The Academy could finally announce the musical performers for this year's 94th Academy Awards. And, as expected, Beyonce is part of the mix al...

5 Oscar Races To Watch As Final Voting Begins

Gregory Ellwood

March 16, 2022 9:27 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

And finally, our long journey is almost at an end. It's been a little over five and a half months since the fall festival season kicked off and AMPAS members are finally about to cast their final ballots for t...

‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Surprises At The 2022 Annie Awards

Gregory Ellwood

March 13, 2022 12:25 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

"Encanto" is the odds on favorite to take the Oscar for Animated Feature, but the voting members of the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, had other ideas. The ...

‘West Side Story,’ ‘Power of the Dog’ & ‘Succession’ Top 2022 Golden Globe Awards Winners

Gregory Ellwood

January 9, 2022 10:43 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Do the Golden Globes even exist if there isn't a ceremony televised to the world? Or a red carpet? Or those fabulous parties that were spread out around the Beverly Hilton Hotel? Do these awards mean anything ...

‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Tops 2022 Annie Awards Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

December 21, 2021 2:14 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The race to earn an Animated Feature Oscar nomination is traditionally competitive, but 2021 will likely see at least two critically acclaimed films on the outside looking in. Things got more interesting this ...

‘Licorice Pizza’ Named Best Film Of 2021 By National Board of Review

Gregory Ellwood

December 2, 2021 2:31 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The National Board of Review is traditionally the first "awards group" (we use that term lightly with them) to announce their honorees for the season. This year, the organization somewhat surprised by selectin...

Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Just Seven Minutes To Discuss The Songs Of ‘Encanto’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

November 17, 2021 1:50 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

It's been quite a year for Lin-Manuel Miranda. I mean, Lin-Manuel Miranda is always having amazing years, but this one has been slightly more special than all the other ones. In June, the long-awaited movie ad...

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